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Brian and Cherish
We are absolutely honored and humbled that you are including our family in your decision making process. We understand that this decision is one of the biggest ones that you will ever make, and we want to let you know about our family, the love, and the encouragement that your child will receive when they become part of our family. We are Brian and Cherish, and our twin daughters Lindsey and Chelsea, who are in high school. Cherish also has an adult son, Tyler, who lives about 45 minutes away from us with his young family. Brian owns a marketing company and Cherish is a substitute teacher; she is enrolled in a Graduate program to earn her Masters Degree in Elementary Education. Volunteerism is important to us. Cherish has served on the board of the local Twins Club, Brian has served as a mentor at the local high school in their Small Business Incubator program, and runs the Trailmates program that Lindsey and Chelsea are in. Additionally, five years ago, we founded our own nonprofit, the Basket Brigade of Suburban Chicago where we pack and deliver complete Thanksgiving meals to local area families-in-need.
Read MoreKyle and Alicia
Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to show you a snapshot of who we are. We are constantly praying for you and the path you are walking. Know that you are cared for and prayed over. We look forward to getting to know you as we walk this journey together.
Read MoreFrancesco and Rossella
We are both from Southern Italy, Francesco from Puglia and Rossella from Basilicata. We met during our college years, while Francesco was studying Agriculture and Rossella Chemistry. We started dating and we felt at home with each other. After getting married, we lived for three years in Bari, a city along the Adriatic Coast where many of our friends lived. After our first year of marriage, we discovered that having children would be difficult for us and Francesco asked Rossella: "All this love that we have and want to give where will it finally go?" This deep question became crucial for us. We were both working at the University when Francesco received a job offering from a University in Florida. We decided to move to the USA without imagining what was awaiting us, and a beautiful adventure began. We lived for three years in Florida where Francesco worked as a horticulture research scientist and Rossella as an elementary and middle school Montessori teacher. Then we moved again when Francesco became a professor in Central Pennsylvania and Rossella started working as a secondary school teacher. We are very grateful for these years of marriage in which we had a very rich life and met many friends from all around the world. Among them, we encountered some families that had welcomed children through adoption, and looking at their experience full of love, we started thinking about adopting. Francesco's question, "All this love that we have and want to give where will go in the end?" became a prophecy and a foretelling of our desire to adopt a child.
Read MoreJoe and Emily
Hello! Thank you for taking time to get to know our family in this brief profile. We (Joe and Emily) have such a great degree of respect and admiration for the choice you are making out of love for your child, and we pray God extends His peace to you every step of your journey. We have chosen adoption to grow our family, because we believe God gave us both this desire even before we were together, and has grown that desire in us in the 10+ years we have been married. We have loved the years we have spent building a strong, healthy, loving relationship together, and look forward to expanding that relationship to include our child.
Read MoreAJ and Rachel
Hello, we are Rachel and Aj! We hope that this small look into our lives will provide you with the warm fuzzy feelings of love and happiness, and that you also know that feeling is what we feel every day we share our love. We appreciate the consideration of sharing a life with your child. It is our fondest wish that we will be a perfect match for your consideration!
Read MoreAshley and Jake
Hello! Let us introduce ourselves; we are Jake and Ashley. We met online in 2012 and quickly realized that we were meant to be together. After dating for a few months, we became engaged and married later that year. In December we’ll celebrate our 10-year anniversary! We always knew we wanted children, but the Lord had different plans for our family. During our infertility journey, we felt called to became foster parents, and opened our license in 2021. We’ve been blessed to care for and walk alongside 3 littles and their families, and while it has had its challenges, we wouldn’t trade it for the world. We love watching children grow, learn and live their lives to the fullest, and hope and pray to be able to experience these things with our own children one day. We love spending time with family and friends, having birthday parties, family dinners, vacations, celebrating all the holidays and creating new traditions. The Christmas season is our absolute favorite, and we love the childlike magic in the air that time of year. A lot of our time is spent outside in the backyard or garden, and we love to explore zoos, parks, farms, and aquariums. It is our dream to raise a child to know the true meaning of family, unconditional love, pure joy, absolute safety, and the Lord’s grace. We are humbled and truly honored that you are taking the time to look at our profile and learn a bit about our family. We pray that you find comfort and peace not only in all upcoming decisions but throughout your life as well. We look forward to walking alongside you during this journey and can't wait to meet you! Thank you for your time and consideration. God Bless!
Read MoreAaron and Amanda
Thank you for taking the time to connect with us through our profile; we are very excited to share more about ourselves with you. In the years since our 2000 wedding, we have prayed that we would someday have the amazing opportunity to become parents. Adoption has always been something in our hearts and on our minds even throughout several years of unsuccessful fertility treatments. After seeing the joyous adoption path of others in our church and praying over the decision we are thrilled to be on our own unique journey.
Read MoreJim and Shana
Hello, we are Jimmy and Shana and thank you for stopping by to read our profile! We are very excited to meet you even through this letter. We want you to know that we respect all your decisions that you make and support you without even knowing you. It takes a village to raise a child and we are all living in this village together! We hope that learning about us puts you at ease that perhaps your child will have a wonderful village to raise them with you alongside. We understand that this is a difficult decision but perhaps knowing more about us will ease you just a little bit in such a difficult decision. We hope that you will continue to read on to learn about us.
Read MoreDan and Jamie
Hello! We are Dan & Jamie, thank you for taking the time to view our profile. We pray God's blessing over you as you make the difficult choice of who you will consider to parent your child. Our hope and prayer is that through our story, you will sense the love that we have for one another, our family and future child. While we know you do not know us yet, we thank you for taking the time to get to know us! We have been praying for you as you navigate your pregnancy journey and the path you will choose for yourself and your precious baby. You likely are experiencing an array of emotions, including nervousness--we too are nervous. As an expectant mom, we trust you want what is best for your baby--we do too, whether with us or another great family. We pray that you feel loved and supported no matter where you are at in your journey; you are courageous, brave and are not alone! We admire you for choosing life for your baby and considering adoption. We have been on our journey of infertility for over 3 years and despite the disappointments, our hearts desire nothing more than to be parents, to provide a loving home and family for a child. We continue to pray and trust God will afford us this opportunity through adoption. If you choose adoption, we promise to cherish and love your child with our hearts and souls and provide your child with a life filled with love, faith, and opportunities. We truly want what is best for you and your baby and will continue to pray for you throughout this journey. We pray God will provide you with a sense of peace that surpasses all understanding in whatever decision you make. You are loved! Praying Gods blessings over you and your precious baby!
Read MoreDavid and Aimee
Hi! We are David and Aimee. Thank you for looking over our profile. We hope this helps you get a better sense of our life and the world we would like to share with your baby. We cannot imagine what you may be feeling as you consider creating an adoption plan. Please know we are praying for you as you are exploring what is best for you and your baby.
Read MoreRocco and Jaime
We would like to begin by telling you how much we appreciate you taking the time to read our profile. We cannot imagine the strength and courage it must take to make the decision that you are considering. We know that whatever path you choose for your baby, it is with a loving heart and wish for the best life possible.
Read MoreMatthew and Jamie
Hello! As you are reading this, please know that we cannot imagine what you are going through right now. We have been praying for you and will continue to pray for you as we have committed to pray for anyone who may be reviewing our profile. We are thankful for you and your braveness in considering adoption as the loving path to take. As you go through your decision process, we hope that you will consider us to love your child unconditionally. We will raise your child in a loving and Godly home and he/she will know the huge sacrifice you made for them, and how much you love them.
Read MoreFAQs about adoption
Can I choose the family for my child?
Yes! You can review our online profiles of families who would like to adopt a child and learn all about their personalities and interests. If you decide to place your child for adoption, you’ll be able to meet with the adoptive families you like best.
Are there different kinds of adoption?
You will provide input into the type of relationship you desire between yourself, your child, and the adoptive parents. You can guide the level of communication and contact you have with your child and their adoptive family.
How can I find out my rights as a parent?
You always have the right to explore your options in a safe environment. And you have the right to have all your questions answered honestly and completely. You have these rights, no matter where you are in your pregnancy.
If I’m using drugs, can Bethany still help me?
Yes. Our counselors will help you consider the best options for you and your baby.
My child is already born. Can I still make an adoption plan
In many cases, you can still place your child for adoption after he or she is born.
Finding peace through open adoption
“Bethany made my adoption journey the best choice for me and those I care for. Three different families have become one because of the love and respect that we share—and I’ve found my place as a birth mom in each one of them.”
- Tamara
"When I was pregnant and pursuing an adoption plan, people told me I needed to ask forgiveness for “abandoning my child.” They wanted me to feel ashamed, but Bethany helped take the sting out of their words by reassuring me I had no reason to feel shame. Now my vision is to keep telling this story so other birth moms know they’re not alone.”
- Gloria
“Ten years ago, I was pregnant for the first time, and I was in jail. Making an adoption plan for my son didn’t mean I loved him any less; I just didn’t want my child to end up in the system. My life circumstances wouldn’t mean a life sentence for him.”
- Tamara
"When I found out I was pregnant with twins at age 18, I didn’t know where to turn. I thought, ‘How am I going to become the mom I want to be?’ Bethany helped provide care for my boys while I found a stable job. Today, my boys are thriving in my home.”
- Brijon
“Today, I am substance-free. I’m married with two biological children and two stepchildren. And I still have thoughts and emotions to process about that difficult time in my life, including my decision to make an adoption plan. That’s an experience most people just don’t understand."
- Gloria
Have questions?
Do you want to make an adoption plan or learn about your other options? Fill out a contact form or speak to a Bethany counselor at 1.800.BETHANY